Puliyogare Gojju | Pulihora Masala Paste

Puliyogare Gojju | Pulihora Masala Paste is a spicy Tamarind masala paste is native of Karnataka. Puli means Tangy , ogare means tempering and gojju means paste in Kannada . All together you can translate it as Tangy Tempered masala paste. Puliyogare is popularly known as Iyengar Puliyogare in Karnataka .

Though making this Puliyogare Gojju seems quite lengthy , it’s definitely worth preparing and storing this. Because in times of emergency and non availability of vegetables,it is saviour. All you need to do is , just cook rice and mix with this paste ,within minutes delicious Puliyogare will be ready.

In Karnataka ,mainly during festivals and religious ceremonies, puliyogare is made .It is also served as Prasada in many temples of Karnataka .You can even get MTR Puliyogare Masala Powder in stores. But Puliyogare prepared from tamarind masala paste ,gives authentic taste and flavours.

To prepare Puliyogare Masala,first of all tamarind pulp should be boiled .Then other spices are roasted, blended to powder and mixed with tamarind pulp and finally finished by tempering. Puliyogare gojju stays good in airtight glass jar for months.

Once Puliyogare masala is ready then Puliyogare gets ready in minutes . You can either increase or decrease the measurement of this recipe to twice or half the quantity respectively.

Its my Mom’s recipe from her Kitchen. Large quantity of Masala was prepared hence stepwise pictures are not taken. I had few urgent requests from my readers for this recipe hence posting this recipe without stepwise pictures. Soon, I will update this post with stepwise pictures.